"What do you need a knife for?"

Waco · #41

jackknifeh wrote:If you are going to use a knife on hard plates (like when eating) just take the razor edge and gently slide the edge along a ceramic steel or something to "take the edge off". Keep the knife at a 90 deg. angle with the steel. It dulls the edge just enough to not "roll" but it is sharp enough to cut your steak. I've done that with steak knives after sharpening them. That way they are perfect for their purpose even if they won't shave. You only need to "take the edge off" the portion of the blade that will touch the plate.

Jack

I just make a point of not pressing down hard on the knife. A sharp knife should cut through steak with hardly any force. :)

jackknifeh · #42

waco kid wrote:I just make a point of not pressing down hard on the knife. A sharp knife should cut through steak with hardly any force. :)

I've contemplated getting one of these but haven't. Personal folding steak knives to take to resturants. I think this was discussed here a little while back.

http://www.agrussell.com/search.asp?ss=steak

Jack

DeathBySnooSnoo · #43

They were...that conversation made me want one of these http://www.amazon.com/Shun-Nokami-Perso ... B000FNC5RS

And before things go too far off track...

Glad you think that Jack and I are funny. :D Gotta be able to have a little fun with your own countries stereotypes.

Waco · #44

jackknifeh wrote:I've contemplated getting one of these but haven't. Personal folding steak knives to take to resturants. I think this was discussed here a little while back.

http://www.agrussell.com/search.asp?ss=steak

Jack

I've thought about using my own knife when they provide a steak knife that is only slightly sharper than the butter knife.

jackknifeh · #45

This thread has gone from Tomoto's new shoes to eating dinner. I'm hungry. Think I'll go hunting in the frig. Hope there's nothing in there that bites back. :eek:

Jack

DeathBySnooSnoo · #46

Jack, take your Manix...that's what we Canadians do, especially since our fridge is what we call the area right outside out igloos and that can be filled with bears etc.

jackknifeh · #47

Whew, no grizzle bears but there were some eggs in there that if they would have hatched into chickens I would have had a fight on my hands. Cracked the eggs, added heat and cheese and I'm good for a couple of hours. :o :)

Jack
PS edit: I did have one battle on my hands I forgot about. It was horrible. :eek: My grandson got the majority of the breakfast. That's ok I guess. :D

unit · #48

shimage wrote:I find your posts fairly enlightening, so that isn't going to work for me.

Thanks for the kind words!

jackknifeh · #49

unit wrote:Thanks for the kind words!

Kind words are pretty frequent here. This is where I come to read kind words even if they aren't for me. :) Then, back to the real world. :eek: It's pretty good too, most of the time. :D

Jack

bartvdb · #50

1 i feel not dressed with no knife.

2 i use a blade several times a day and i do not think about it . i just do . makes life easyer .

3 there are several people that i know who have now a pocket knife on them . (because of me :D ) and they thank me for it

4 greeetzzzzz

Azwaiian · #51

i carry a knife because it keeps my gun and flashlight company. they are rather fond of each other.

Lord Bear · #52

tomoto wrote:Hey everyone!

So seeing that all my daily friends and family are NKP I find I get this question all the time and maybe you guys do as well? The question: "What do you need a knife for?"

So I decided to make this video with my G10 Dfly. :)

Hope you guys enjoy! Cheers. All comments welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJwhqjpd ... ideo_title

Marry me. :D

MountainManJim · #53

OK, so Tomoto has given us a ready made answer to the age old question, why do you carry a knife ... please refer to the follow video.

So, I need a answer the question that I got today ... "Jim, I count 3 knives just on your right side. Why?". So, how do I explain that I feel the need to 3-4-5 knives on or near me?? Or ... Do I need to explain this to the group here as well :D

Jim

Minibear453 · #54

Well... you need one for each hand, and also one for your mouth. :D

Or you can try to explain how each knife has a different purpose... but that'd be difficult. To some people, a knife is a knife, whether a $5 china folder, or a Spyderco.

chuck_roxas45 · #55

I have a serious problem with flapping pockets, so I need knives to keep them from flapping.

If I'm having a bad day, I'll usually add, "like your mouth over someone else's business".

PS: I know, I'm an asshat.

rodloos · #56

So, I need a answer the question that I got today ... "Jim, I count 3 knives just on your right side. Why?". So, how do I explain that I feel the need to 3-4-5 knives on or near me??

That's easy, you carry the 3 knives on your right side... to balance the 3 knives on your left side! :)

I normally have 3-5 (unless I'm trying to impress my nephews, then I'll have 3-5 POUNDS of knives :) ) but don't tend to pull out more than a ladybug while at work, some of those people frighten waaaay to easily. Someone brought a watermelon for the company potluck once but forgot something to cut it with. I didn't bother to offer my knives, even a Caly 3 is inadequate for reaching through a watermelon, I let them run out and grab a kitchen knife from somewhere.

unit · #57

chuck_roxas45 wrote:I have a serious problem with flapping pockets, so I need knives to keep them from flapping.

If I'm having a bad day, I'll usually add, "like your mouth over someone else's business".

PS: I know, I'm an asshat.

As I alluded earlier, I think some people ask this question as a rhetorical request for justification of legitimate and legal action.

I had someone (a friendly co-worker) ask me a variant of this question. He asked why I carry two knives every day (I actually often carry more, but he was not aware of the others).

I demanded that he pull out his wallet and show me the contents. He had several $100 bills in it. I recounted that pay-day was over a week ago (so it was not like he was between cashing the check and burying the jar in his back yard...so he must be carrying these bills daily). I further quizzed him with regard to what he had purchased in the last few days, and what he intends to purchase in the next few days (past and expected future purchases amounted to a small fractions of the amount he was carrying). I then grilled him, "WHY do you need all that money"?

He got pretty tired of the lengthy intrusion, but then another co-worker suggested he buy a knife to carry for defense if he was going to carry all that cash around...

It may have seemed like an asshat move to make someone explain and defend their choice to carry more money than they need...but to me it seemed like a measured and properly scaled response to his request.

:D

chuck_roxas45 · #58

unit wrote:
It may have seemed like an asshat move to make someone explain and defend their choice to carry more money than they need...but to me it seemed like a measured and properly scaled response to his request.

:D

Yeh, agreed but then you have way more patience than me. :D

unit · #59

chuck_roxas45 wrote:Yeh, agreed but then you have way more patience than me. :D

Agreed that it was asshat-esque, or agreed that it was an appropriately scaled response? Or both? :D

I have great patience with my friends. I would probably just walk away from the question from a non-friend.

chuck_roxas45 · #60

unit wrote:Agreed that it was asshat-esque, or agreed that it was an appropriately scaled response? Or both? :D

I have great patience with my friends. I would probably just walk away from the question from a non-friend.

Agreed that it was an excellently worded and scaled response underscored with a lot of patience.

But then most of my friends carry knives so I don't have to put up with questions like this from them.